Space delivers world first for Lufthansa

Space delivers world first for Lufthansa

Leading European airline Lufthansa has created a world first Augmented Reality (AR) app to drive awareness of its new class of seating; Premium Economy. The pioneering app, designed by Space, represents a new and innovative type of AR experience, designed to launch via a basic pen drawing on an A4 piece of paper – typically […]

Global Digital Content Spend Rockets to $57 Billion in 2013

Global Digital Content Spend Rockets to $57 Billion in 2013

IHS, the leading global source of information, insight, and analytics, and App Annie, the worldwide leader in app store analytics, app rankings, and market intelligence, unveiled a joint report detailing key trends in the digital content market in 2013. The report includes insights into the digital music, digital movies, digital games and mobile apps markets. […]

H&M plots David Beckham ‘t-commerce’ Super Bowl ad

H&M plots David Beckham ‘t-commerce’ Super Bowl ad

H&M is planning to broadcast a Super Bowl TV ad starring David Beckham that will allow viewers to buy items from the former footballer’s underwear range directly through their TVs. According to reports, the Swedish fashion retailer is returning to the Super Bowl after a year away with a campaign for Beckham’s Bodywear range. Viewers […]

Bupa turns to ‘conversational and irreverent’ tone for first global campaign

Bupa turns to ‘conversational and irreverent’ tone for first global campaign

Bupa is launching its first global marketing campaign as it adopts a more “conversational” tone and seeks to get its Ground Miles walking app into “as many hands as possible”. The digital marketing campaign featuring an “overblown American stereotype” called Chad Stryder is being supported by a global seeding strategy in order to support the […]

Burberry readies festive social media takeover

Burberry readies festive social media takeover

Burberry is preparing for a romantic Christmas with a campaign that ties its “With love” message to a film that shows London smothered in snow, set to Tom Odell’s ‘Hold Me’ track. The activity will be supported by a “full festive takeover” of social media sites, including Twitter, Instagram and Chinese sites Sina Weibo and […]

Global TV Ad Spend Up 4.2%, Internet Ads Skyrocket

Global TV Ad Spend Up 4.2%, Internet Ads Skyrocket

Worldwide TV advertising spending grew modestly — low-single-digit percentage gains — in the first half of 2013, while Internet advertising continued to rocket higher with big double-digit percent hikes. Nielsen says TV grew 4.2%, now at a 57.6% market share for the first six months of the year. The second-largest media in terms of advertising […]

NBA launches first international ad push

NBA launches first international ad push

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has launched its first ever ad campaign targeting international fans. The marketing campaign, “one game one love”, incorporates six TV spots as well as print and online ads and a presence at the NBA international games. It is timed to coincide with the pre-season games across the globe. The first […]

Twitter acquires mobile ad specialist MoPub for $350m

Twitter acquires mobile ad specialist MoPub for $350m

Twitter has acquired the mobile-focused ad exchange, MoPub, for a reported $350m (£223m). MoPub’s technology lets mobile application publishers manage their inventory and optimize multiple sources of advertising — direct ads, house ads, ad network, and real-time bidding through the MoPub Marketplace — in a single product. The deal represents the micro-blogging site’s largest acquisition […]